MARYLAND COUNTY, LIBERIA-Former Chief Justice, Glorious Musu-Scott, is calling for urgent and structured reforms within the legal system of Liberia.
Speaking at the opening of the February Term of Court in Harper, Maryland County, Cllr. Scott urged the President of the Maryland County Bar Association to develop short, medium, and long-term strategies to address the challenge.
She said,” Access to justice has remained a longstanding problem in Liberia’s judicial system over the years, thereby weakening public trust in the rule of law”.
Drawing on her experience as a lawyer since 1980, Cllr. Scott noted that the Constitution recognizes and protects the legal profession as a pillar of democracy, assigning lawyers the responsibility to interpret and defend the Constitution.
She, however, cautioned that some legal practitioners fail to uphold professional ethics, stressing that genuine access to justice requires lawyers to protect the rights and dignity of all citizens, regardless of background.
At the same time, authorities of Harper City in Maryland County have announced the arrival of fifty new trash containers aimed at improving waste management across the city.
Disclosing over the weekend to ELBC, Maryland County City Mayor, Abraham Jackson, said,” The initiative aligns with the government’s broader agenda to enforce city ordinances and strengthen solid-waste control”.
Mayor Jackson explained that out of the fifty trash receptacles, nineteen have already arrived in the County and will be deployed at strategic locations.
Reflecting on his record as mayor, Abraham Jackson said,” Since assuming office two years ago, my administration has sustained a high level of cleanliness throughout the city”.
He emphasized that under his leadership, Harper City is now experiencing a clean, hygienic City.
Mayor Jackson also used the occasion, challenging residents of Harper to cooperate with city authorities by properly using the trash containers and respecting sanitation regulations.
The Harper City Mayor warned that violators of waste management ordinances will be held accountable.
By: Moses Geeplay